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How well-targeted are the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) premium tax credits (PTCs)?
Most of the additional ARPA PTCs go to people with incomes below 400 percent of the federal poverty level, and ARPA PTCs going to people with higher incomes are well targeted to people with high premium costs.

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Delays extending ARPA health insurance subsidies will raise premiums and reduce coverage
Unless Congress acts by August to extend ARPA’s PTC enhancements, consumers will see premium increases and coverage losses that later legislation will be unable to reverse.

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Addressing youth substance use through Medicaid-funded school services and supports
Medicaid could better support school-based approaches to addressing youth substance use by creating youth-specific prevention and early intervention benefits and payment models that support nonclinical activities.

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How did Medicaid fees for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) vary across states in 2021?
Urban researchers find large variations in Medicaid treatment fees for OUD in 2021 and persistence of generally low fees compared with Medicare despite recent efforts to increase Medicaid enrollees’ access to life-saving treatment during the opioid crisis.

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Improving race and ethnicity data collection for health plans to advance health equity
Join Urban President Sarah Rosen Wartell and equity experts on Wednesday, July 20, for a conversation on improving the collection of self-reported race and ethnicity data on health plan enrollees.

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Supporting a more diverse physician workforce can advance health equity
Pathway programs can play an important role in providing academic, financial, and social supports to build the diverse health care workforce needed to close critical health gaps for medically underserved communities.

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Building confidence in COVID-19 vaccines
How can communities ensure as many residents as possible get vaccinated? A new Critical Value episode, produced with support from the CDC, explores how to increase vaccine confidence, especially in areas with racial and ethnic disparities in vaccination rates.

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